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    The Way West

    Written by A. B. Guthrie, Jr.

    Narrated by Kevin Foley

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    The Way West, a 1948 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, continues the epic adventure begun in A.B. Guthrie Jr.'s The Big Sky. This thrilling sequel reunites us with the wise and paternal mountain man Dick Summers, who agrees to pilot a wagon train full of "greenhorns" on a harrowing journey from Missouri to Oregon. The passengers confront not only the wild grandeur of the untamed west, but also their own reasons for leaving everything behind. Summers, along with his charges, struggle with the imperfect reality of their long held dreams. The Way West deftly achieves what many other westerns attempt - an unsentimental account of westward expansion. Resolve is tested, nature is conquered, and men are made or unmade in this timeless classic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9781624062995
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    A. B. Guthrie, Jr.

    A. B. Guthrie, Jr., lived much of his life in Montana. He is the author of numerous books, including six Big Sky novels, as well as the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Shane. He received the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Way West. Guthrie, who died in 1991, is honored for his contribution to literature and his timeless portrayal of the American West.

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    • 3/5
      My first son was named for the lead character in this book, Lije. My second son Evan was inadvertently, or subconsciously, also named for him as well. Lije Evans is one of the strongest characters of personal qualities ever developed.
    • 3/5
      I don't think I gave this book the attention it deserved. It started out with the stories of a dozen or so people living in Missouri in the late 1800's. Each, for their own reasons, decided to join up with a team of wagons and brave the Oregon Trail (yes, just like the game - they even forded the river! And someone died of typhoid!).For some reason, and I suspect that reason can't be blamed on the book, I had a lot of trouble getting into it. I did eventually start to really like it, but I'm stubborn and refused to go back to re-read the first few chapters that I'd basically forgotten. So, I definitely missed out on some of the nuances, as the first few chapters were the ones that sort of told everyone's secrets and what they were trying to accomplish. I also kept mixing up a guy named Mack and a guy named McBee. Considering that one of them had sex with a 14 year old girl and one of them was the father of said girl, this lead to a lot more disgust than it should have - thought obviously there was a certain level of disgust to be had in any event.Overall, it was an interesting read. I wouldn't say that it was spectacular or that it deserved to win the Pulitzer. Perhaps if it had been the first book I'd read this year detailing the settling of the west, I would have liked it better. As it stood, I didn't really learn much from it, nor did I connect to any of the characters.
    • 5/5
      The Way West is the second in the series of great Western novels by A.B. Guthrie. The story picks up in 1846 in Independence, Missouri, jumping off point for the Oregon Trail. Former mountain man Dick Summers is coaxed out of farm life and back in to the saddle as the pilot of an early wagon train bound for the Willamette Valley. Summers is an American archetype - doesn't say much, doesn't get excited, knows how do the important outdoor things, he's beyond mere competence, but not braggy, even-tempered, yet underneath it, a compassionate man. Elijah ('Lije') Evans, the main new protagonist, becomes an unlikely leader of the cavalcade. Guthrie introduces the characters that populated the Old West - big and small, courageous and cowering, mostly ordinary people. The book is excellent in historical detail - you feel like you are climbing Independence Rock along with Brownie Evans or crossing the Snake. The reader gets a real sense of the extreme difficulty of these early wagon train trips. To quote Dick Summers, "It ain't easy, but it ain't beyond doin' either." Highest recommendation for anyone interested in the American West.
    • 4/5
      I read this when I was eighteen or nineteen years old. It is a good epic depicting the challenges facing the people who came west to finish birthing America.
    • 4/5
      I read this book while flying from Dallas to LA, and what struck me was the contrast between my three hour flight and the months-long life changing epic that these pioneers undertook to travel the same distance. I wonder how much the ease of travel has changed our romantic notions of travel, far off places, and new beginnings. This was a great read, capturing the expanse of the western scenery in an age where thoughts and people moved slowly enough to notice it while it was still young-old. Guthrie has some other particularly elegant turns of phrase on Mack's love for his wife, Brownie's still innocent admiration for Mercy McBee, and on a fight that destroys a strong man.In this series, from The Big Sky to Fair Land, Fair Land, Summers really comes to life, and you come to admire him and to identify with him.